Bolivia vs Ghana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bolivia Ghana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$683
$478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1646
$1491
🏠 One person rent
$275
$143
🏘️ Family rent
$427
$501
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$212
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.1
$77.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$397
$179
💸 GDP per capita
$3600
$2204
😃 Human freedom index
6.83
7.19
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
63.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
29
43
🌐 English speaking %
4%
66.7%
🎓 Higher education
45
68
😀 Quality of life
34
37
🏙️ Population
11.1M
32.8M

The average cost of living in Bolivia ($683) is 43% more expensive than in Ghana ($478). Bolivia ranked 137th vs 187th for Ghana in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bolivia compared to 0.4 months in Ghana. Ranked 136th and 131st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bolivia vs Ghana

We calculate prices for Bolivia and Ghana as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bolivia Ghana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.02
$3.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$4.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$0.68
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$1.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.91
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$196
$62.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$490
$611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$320
$382
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.6
$23.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$34.4
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.6%
16.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1151
$1077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$841
$881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.3
$27.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$7.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.83
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$6.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.74
$3.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.08
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.55
$2.62
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$0.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$1.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.4
$4.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.97
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.99
$0.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$18.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.52
$6.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.7
$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.48
$3.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.9
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$39.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3882
$4770

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Cities Comparison in Bolivia vs Ghana

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Bolivia

City Cost of living Population
La Paz
$705
2.87M
Santa Cruz de la Sierra
$746
3.15M
El Alto
$662
842K
Cochabamba
$525
632K
Oruro
$600
265K
Sacaba
$525
172K
Tarija
$628
180K
Sucre
$455
300K
Potosi
$525
190K
Trinidad
$775
101K

In Ghana

City Cost of living Population
Kumasi
$416
3.35M
Accra
$582
2.39M
Tamale
$443
730K
Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
540K
Ashaiman
$512
208K
Tema
$446
162K
Obuasi
$459
180K
Koforidua
$497
127K
Ho
$353
83.7K
Hohoe
$482
56.2K